Saudi Arabia: News
19 Aug 2018
Haj YatraOver 1.28 lakh Indian pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia for Hajj
Over 1.28L Indian pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, officials said yesterday.
18 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpBomb that killed 40 Yemeni children supplied by US: Report
The bomb that killed 40 children and 11 others in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in Yemen was sold by the US under a State Department deal with Saudi Arabia.
14 Aug 2018
YemenNew toll shows 40 children killed in Yemen bus attack
Forty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen on Thursday, the Red Cross said today.
13 Aug 2018
Elon MuskLooks like a private Tesla might get Saudi Arabia's backing
Following Elon Musk's announcement of his plans to take Tesla private, Tesla's shares had plummeted owing to no investors backing to the plan.
11 Aug 2018
YemenUN calls for transparent, credible investigation into Yemen bus attack
The UN Security Council yesterday called for a credible and transparent investigation into the death of at least 29 children in a Saudi-led coalition attack on a bus in Yemen on Thursday.
06 Aug 2018
AfghanistanHamza bin Laden marries 9/11 hijacker's daughter: Family
Hamza bin Laden, son of top terrorist Osama bin Laden, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, one of the main hijackers in the 9/11 attack, his family has said.
06 Aug 2018
CanadaSaudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador, freezes all trade deals
Saudi Arabia yesterday said it was expelling the Canadian Ambassador Dennis Horak and also freezing all new trade with Canada, in protest to Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of jailed activists.
31 Jul 2018
Salman KhanSaudi Arabia's King Salman begins vacation in $500bn, unbuilt mega-city
According to state media reports, Saudi Arabia's King Salman is taking a holiday in the as-yet-unbuilt $500bn futuristic mega-city, NEOM, that his son, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, has pledged to build from scratch.
27 Jul 2018
IsraelIsraeli airline drops plea against Air India flights via Saudi-airspace
Israel's national carrier El Al has withdrawn its plea filed in Israel's High Court of Justice against the government decision to allow Air India to fly over Saudi Arabia's airspace on Delhi-Tel Aviv route.
25 Jul 2018
Afghanistan7,737 Indians languishing in various jails of foreign countries: Govt
As many as 7,737 Indians are languishing in various jails in foreign countries (till July 20, 2018), the Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh informed Lok Sabha today.
20 Jul 2018
Delhi High Court9-month-old appeals to Delhi HC for making public-breastfeeding possible
Highlighting the need to enable women breastfeed in public, Delhi HC recently asked the Central and state authorities to provide facilities for the same.
16 Jul 2018
IndiaAs expenses in Saudi shoot up, Indians pack their bags
Live of Indians in Saudi Arabia have altered drastically in the last year: there's a new 'family tax,' family visas are no longer free, charges of temporary visas have more than doubled, and fuel, water and power costs have shot through the roof.
14 Jul 2018
IndiaHaj 2018: First batch of pilgrims leaves for Saudi Arabia
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has flagged off the first batch of Haj pilgrims today. He said the preparations for ensuring a smooth pilgrimage have been completed.
08 Jul 2018
IranIran accuses Donald Trump of destabilizing the oil market
Iran today accused US President Donald Trump of destabilizing the oil market with his flurry of tweets taking aim at the OPEC cartel.
28 Jun 2018
WWESaudi Arabia investigates female anchor for 'indecent clothing' on job
In what is another show of ultra-conservative atmosphere in Saudi Arabia, a woman anchor is facing investigation for being 'indecently dressed' while reporting about decades-long driving ban on females.
24 Jun 2018
IndiaBahrain: UNESCO Committee meets to examine new nominations to World-heritage-list
Inuit hunting grounds, WWI cemeteries, Art Deco heritage in Mumbai are among 30 hopefuls in the running to join UNESCO's famous list as the World Heritage Committee meets today in Bahrain.
24 Jun 2018
BloombergSaudi Arabia lifts decades-old ban on women driving
Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to allow women to drive by overturning a decades-old ban on female motorists today.
08 Jun 2018
KarnatakaAmidst tension, Rajinikanth's 'Kaala' opens partially in Karnataka
Amidst tight police presence yesterday, dozens of theaters and six multiplexes in Bengaluru finally screened Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's latest multilingual film 'Kaala'.
04 Jun 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)IPL Betting: Jalan reveals suspected bookies' names, wanted by police
Interrogation of alleged bookie Sonu Malad alias Sonu Jalan has revealed that he had roped in gangster Ravi Pujari in recovering money from those who placed bets during IPL matches, police said today.
03 Jun 2018
NepalSaudi woman flees home, enters India illegally to marry lover
Many couples have proven time and again that love is the ultimate goal. The latest to inspire us is a Saudi Arabian woman.
30 May 2018
Mohammed Bin SalmanTaking another step towards liberalization, Saudi Arabia criminalizes sexual harassment
Saudi Arabia has passed a new law to criminalize sexual harassment, less than a month before the conservative Kingdom lifts its decades-long ban on women driving, state media said.
28 May 2018
Donald TrumpAsia energy firms dive with oil-prices; Trump-Kim summit revives hope
Energy firms plunged with oil prices in Asia today after Saudi Arabia and Russia signaled they could lift output, while indications that Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could be back on provided support to equity markets.
24 May 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Sunni extremists demolish historical mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya minority
Sunni extremists in Pakistan have demolished a historical mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Sialkot (Punjab province) on Wednesday, the latest attack on the minority group in the Muslim-majority country.
18 May 2018
BhopalBeer, soft-drink bottles found in private parts of raped woman
The Bhopal police found a body of a 28-year-old woman from an apartment on Thursday. The woman, who was living with another man, was raped before she was murdered.
09 May 2018
IranUS pulls out of 'one-sided' Iran nuclear deal
The US, in a major move, has pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, saying sanctions would be reimposed on the country's oil sector, precious metals trade, aircraft exports, and its attempts to buy American banknotes.
05 May 2018
Mohammed Bin SalmanNext goals for Saudi: Gender-mixing, no prayer-time closure of businesses
The face of Saudi Arabia is changing, and how. Moving another step towards a liberal lifestyle, the government has called for legalization of gender-mixing and an end to mandatory prayer-time closure of businesses.
02 May 2018
ImphalGold worth Rs. 65 lakh seized in two separate incidents
A Chennai-bound passenger, Senthil K, was today apprehended by CISF officials at the Imphal airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold bars worth about Rs. 41.23 lakh by concealing them in his body cavity.
02 May 2018
DNAIndian National bombed Saudi Arabia in 2016, confirms DNA test
On the basis of DNA tests, Saudi Arabia has confirmed the bomber who attacked US Consulate in Jeddah, was an Indian national and possibly an operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
29 Apr 2018
IndiaIndia tops Dubai's foreign tourism sector with over 6L visitors
India has topped the list of Dubai's source markets for inbound tourism, with 617,000 tourists from the country arriving in the emirate from January-March 2018, registering an impressive 7% year-on-year increase.
21 Apr 2018
Mohammed Bin SalmanSaudi Arabia shut a women's gym for most bizarre reason
Amid Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's earnest efforts to modernize Saudi Arabia, the kingdom did something extremely bizarre on Friday, showing it is still nowhere near the moderation it wants to achieve.
19 Apr 2018
IndiaWhat Modi said in 'Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath'
At the 'Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath' diaspora event in Central Hall Westminster, London, PM Narendra Modi responded to a series of questions.
15 Apr 2018
Uttar Pradesh75% students who skipped UP board exams were from outside
About 75% of the nearly 11 lakh students who skipped this year's Uttar Pradesh board examinations were from neighboring states, and some of them were even from foreign countries like Nepal and Bangladesh, said the state's Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma.
10 Apr 2018
Oxford UniversityAncient finger bone pushes back human migration from Africa
Scientists have discovered a fossilized finger bone of an early modern human in Saudi Arabia, dating back to about 90,000 years, that may rewrite the history of our ancestors' migration out of Africa.
28 Mar 2018
IndiaIndia strongly condemns renewed missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
India on Wednesday strongly condemned renewed missile attacks targeting civilian areas in Riyadh and other cities of Saudi Arabia and reiterated its resolve to fight terrorism and violence in all its forms.
23 Mar 2018
Air IndiaAir India ends Saudi Arabia's overfly ban to reach Israel
National carrier Air India has scripted history by starting its direct maiden flight to Tel Aviv from New Delhi that reached safely in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
17 Mar 2018
IranSaudi Arabia vows to develop nuclear bomb, if Iran does
Saudi Arabia's defense chief, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said that the kingdom will develop nuclear weapons if arch-rival Iran does it.
08 Mar 2018
Alibaba GroupAR start-up Magic Leap raises $461 million from Saudi government
Florida-based augmented reality (AR) startup Magic Leap has raised $461 million in the second phase of its series D funding round.
07 Mar 2018
IsraelNetanyahu: Saudi okays Air India overflight rights for its Israel-routes
In what could be thawing of Israel and Saudi Arabia relations, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Saudi Arabia has granted Air India (AI) permission to fly over its territory on its new routes to and from Tel Aviv.
01 Mar 2018
WorldDriving not 'be all' of Saudi women's rights: princess
Saudi Arabia is working to address deeper issues on women's rights after allowing them to drive and attend soccer matches, said Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud.